Bass Fishing
Blueback blues
Blueback herring, those high-strung gypsies known for their notoriously unpredictable ways, can be the boon or the bane of Lake Murray fishing. […]
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Inshore Fishing
Stay on the fish
The Pamlico Sound is the largest saltwater lagoon along the eastern seaboard and the second-largest in the United States. […]
Bass Fishing
Accessorize for appeal
Topwater baits inherently rely on impersonating a wounded, disoriented or otherwise vulnerable baitfish for their bass appeal. […]
Freshwater Fishing
New catfish regs are in effect
The S.C. General Assembly passed a bill last year that took effect on April 1, changing how blue catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes are managed. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Congaree catfish connection
In the extreme upper end of Lake Marion, above where the convergence of the Congaree and Wateree rivers to form the Santee River, Whitey Outlaw from St. Matthews regularly mauls catfish in the Congaree. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Cooper River cats
Great fishing for catfish is not confined to the Santee Cooper lakes and the Diversion Canal; there’s outstanding fishing in the Cooper River below Lake Moultrie. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Just paddlin’ around
Next door to Pure Bubba, a tackle shop in Nichols, is a shop where Jim Crouse has been making custom paddles for anglers and collectors for more than 20 years. […]
Sheepshead
Size limits promote sustainability
Sheepshead are foreign to some anglers and common to others. For those familiar with them, their courageous battles are memorable to say the least. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Find Randleman’s bass hotels
Fishermen who once fished flooded trees on either side of the narrow New Hope Creek channel in Jordan Lake will remember how those spots concentrated largemouths. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catch your own bait
Sheepshead are omnivorous and will eat about anything attached to or living close to structure, putting oysters, clams, barnacles, crabs, shrimp and mussels are on their menu. […]